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Postby Morley Faulkner » 23 Apr 2013 20:09

Hi All,

I am just about to start machining a set of alloy hubs for my TR7V8. I have fitted 4 pot calipers and Toyota Supra rotors. I need to beef up the outer bearing on hub.
Does anyone know the bearing number of the larger replacement bearing.

Original number LM 11749/LM 11710.
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Postby Benzo » 23 Apr 2013 21:00

<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Century Gothic, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by Morley Faulkner</i>

Hi All,

I am just about to start machining a set of alloy hubs for my TR7V8. I have fitted 4 pot calipers and Toyota Supra rotors. I need to beef up the outer bearing on hub.
Does anyone know the bearing number of the larger replacement bearing.

Original number LM 11749/LM 11710.


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Would it not be cheaper to just buy a set some complete with uprated bearings and then have your discs redrilled?

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Postby Vegas_M » 23 Apr 2013 21:57

Is this what you want?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Triumph-TR7-TR8-Race-Rally-Alloy-Front-Hub-With-Bearings-and-Studs-/180835248787?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item2a1a9eea93
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Postby Benzo » 23 Apr 2013 22:06

<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Century Gothic, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by Vegas_M</i>

Is this what you want?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Triumph-TR7-TR8-Race-Rally-Alloy-Front-Hub-With-Bearings-and-Studs-/180835248787?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item2a1a9eea93




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Those are what I was going to suggest. Surely cheaper than commissioning a set yourself? Unless ofcourse you plant to do the lathe work yourself?

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Postby Morley Faulkner » 23 Apr 2013 22:18

Hi Benzo,

Thanks for info, but not as cheap as making them yourself when you are a retired Toolmaker and have your own engineering workshop.
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Postby Benzo » 24 Apr 2013 06:57

<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Century Gothic, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by Morley Faulkner</i>

Hi Benzo,

Thanks for info, but not as cheap as making them yourself when you are a retired Toolmaker and have your own engineering workshop.
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Ahhh I wish I had your skills :(

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Postby DNK » 24 Apr 2013 11:16

<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Century Gothic, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by Benzo</i>

[quote]<i>Originally posted by Morley Faulkner</i>

Hi Benzo,

Thanks for info, but not as cheap as making them yourself when you are a retired Toolmaker and have your own engineering workshop.
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Ahhh I wish I had your skills :(
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Or,...I'll take a set

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Postby FI Spyder » 24 Apr 2013 14:18

I'll take the workshop too......skills can be learned.[8D]



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Postby Beans » 24 Apr 2013 17:51

<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Century Gothic, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by Morley Faulkner</i>

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Why? I haven't had any problems with them over the years.
And I dare say, my front bearings get above average loads with rather sticky tyres ...

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And beefed up suspension with bigger brakes ...

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Alloy hubs look rather nice though [8D]

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Postby john 215 » 25 Apr 2013 05:11

Hi,

Had a close look at Alastairs hubs at Stoneleigh and they are very sexy indeed [8D]

An original bearing is on the stud, although not that clear it is smaller than the one fitted to the hubs


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Not to mention very light


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Postby Morley Faulkner » 25 Apr 2013 23:54

Hi John,

If you look closely you can see the rollers are bigger diam than in the original. Can not read the bearing number in hub.
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Postby Morley Faulkner » 26 Apr 2013 01:30

If you bought one of the Alloy hubs advertised, which is a copy more or less of the original hub, and want to fit the larger disc, you then have to fit a spacer between hub and disc. Now the kit offered by Rimmers has a steel spacer and it weighs 2.1kg. So making the whole unit on alloy makes sense. Just finalising drawing before starting to machine. Will let you know how I get on.
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Postby john 215 » 26 Apr 2013 05:02

Hi,

It was only when I got home I thought to myself that should have took a picture of the larger bearing so the part no. could be read, I think this question has come up before [?]

The only close up picture I took close up was I am sorry to say out of focus [:o)] [:(]


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Postby dursleyman » 26 Apr 2013 14:56

Morley, I reckon if you are not careful you will be getting lots of orders for your new hubs.

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Postby Morley Faulkner » 26 Apr 2013 20:46

Hi Dursleyman,

Thanks for that, but I'm to old and to cynical to believe that will happen. How ironic I served my time as a Jig & Toolmaker at Standard-Triumph in the old Flechampstead toolroom 50 odd years ago, now gone full circle and I am back doing it again. I see from your profile you dabbled in rallying Rootes products, did you work there? An old Mate of mine now deceased Colin Malkin did a lot of rallying in Imps.
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